partitive

/ˈpɑːtɪtɪv/

adjective

1.

(grammar) indicating that a noun involved in a construction refers only to a part or fraction of what it otherwise refers to. The phrase some of the butter is a partitive construction; in some inflected languages it would be translated by the genitive case of the noun

2.

serving to separate or divide into parts

noun

3.

(grammar) a partitive linguistic element or feature

Derived Forms

partitively, adverb

Word Origin

C16: from Medieval Latin partītīvus serving to divide, from Latin partīre to divide